So gorgeous! :) You are so lucky to be Norwegian! I have never visited Norway but I would love to. I would definitely want to climb Trolltunga. It's one of the coolest places on earth if you ask me! I get bad vertigo so it would be a challenge, but one worth taking :D
I also love trolls! I have a collection of them and to me, they are spirits and friends, little helpers. I stroke their hair for good luck and because they are cute! In fact, I am so into trolls that myself and my spouse call each other 'my troll' affectionately. My friend, who visits regularly, says that she dreams about trolls when she sleeps in one room with them. It's so funny! She calls it 'dream trolling' when it happens. Most of the trolls in my collection are from Norway. I will have to make a trip there sometime for sure! It's one of my long term dreams! :)
I am lucky indeed. I want to go there too! Kind of a bit embarrassed that I haven't already ! You have trolls?! That's adorable. Are those the ones with bright hair?
Wow I've never heard about dream trolling, that's really cool though. Trolls are a part of our culture, we even have an adjective that we use when something looks "trollsk". It's kind of a bit mystical, often a bit foggy, as if you wouldn't be surprised if you saw a troll coming from behind the mountain! :P
You should definitely come visit! :)
Dana meant this kind of troll: http://www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/norwegian-trolls
We have the plastic colourful haired ones too, but it is the traditional ones that appear in our and our visitors dreams. Maybe Dana can find and post a pic of our troll altar.
Have you seen the Norwegian film 'The Wave'? Quite telling that the woman in that film that strokes the troll hair has good luck... ;)
I was thinking about the ones with colourful hair, yes! That would be cool. :) I miss those.
And that is so crazy that you mentioned "The Wave"! My dad put it on last night! I was reading an exciting book, so I didn't watch with him, but I was thinking that I kind of want to. Haha. Is it good?
We really enjoyed it. It's a catastrophic movie, so quite dark and scary but very good. I would recommend it for sure. :)
That's cool. Most of the characters in it are comedians. When you know that (especially if you know who the actors are) it becomes more funny than scary. But yeah. A great film for learning about Norwegian folklore!
Do you mean in the Troll Hunteror in the Wave?
The Troll Hunter. :)
Synchonicities are my speciality! ;)
@dana-varahi and I both really enjoyed "The Wave". It gets a little scary in places, and a little dark, but if you enjoy disaster movies you'll love "The Wave". We've watched it twice now...
Oh really?! Maybe I should give it a watch then! I feel I should watch a bit more of Norwegian film, I hear it's improving.
There have been a number of Norwegian films we enjoyed recently. I can't remember all the titles, but 'The Wave' was particularly good.
Now that I'm back in the country it should be easier to watch some although I rarely watch films. But there are a couple I'd really like to see!
Here come the trolls!
"trollsk" sounds great! :D
Scottish Highlands are very often trollsk!
I can imagine! Have you seen "Troll Hunter"? Great Norwegian film about trolls. It will give you an introduction to the twisted Norwegian sense of humour.
Troll Hunter! Yes, I love it. One of my favourites. It's epic and so funny, real gem!
The famous scene: troll yell! :D
Haha! That's so funny!